TV Colosso stopped airing new episodes in September 1996, but it did not leave the schedule at that moment. According to Memória Globo, the show began airing reruns of its best moments and shared the morning block with Angel Mix, which premiered on 16/09/1996. The official TV Colosso profile lists its run from 19/04/1993 to 03/01/1997. There are therefore two different milestones: the end of the new-episode phase in September 1996, and the end of the show's regular presence on the schedule on January 3, 1997.
The timeline of TV Colosso's ending
| Date or period | What happened | How to interpret it |
|---|---|---|
| 19/04/1993 | TV Colosso premiered. | This is the start of the official run recorded by Memória Globo. |
| September 1996 | The show stopped airing new episodes and began presenting reruns of its best moments. | This marks the end of the new-content phase, not an immediate removal from the schedule. |
| 16/09/1996 | Angel Mix, hosted by Angélica, premiered. | The two shows coexisted in the morning schedule during the transition. |
| 03/01/1997 | The official run of TV Colosso ended. | This is the safest date for answering when the show left the regular schedule. |
| January 1997 | Angel Mix was extended and began airing at 8:30 a.m. | The change documents the reorganization of the children's block after TV Colosso ended. |
Why September 1996 is not the same as the end of the show
Memória Globo uses precise wording: in September 1996, TV Colosso stopped airing new episodes and began presenting reruns of its best moments. This means the program's identity remained on the schedule, but the content being shown was no longer a regular sequence of new episodes.
The general profile of the show, meanwhile, extends its run to 03/01/1997. Taken together, these two records split the ending into two stages. First came the end of new episodes. Months later came the end of the title's regular broadcast.
“Best moments” existed before 1996
Best-moments compilations were not created only for the show's final phase. Memória Globo's history notes that, during an earlier period, Saturdays were used to air the best moments of the week. That helps distinguish two uses of the same format.
- During a phase that still had new production, the best moments served as a compilation of material already shown.
- Starting in September 1996, Memória Globo describes a broader change: new episodes stopped airing and the show shifted to reruns of its best moments.
So saying only that TV Colosso “ended in September 1996” leaves out the period in which the show remained on air with repeated material.
How Angel Mix entered the transition
Angel Mix premiered on 16/09/1996. The history of TV Colosso itself says that, in that month, the dog-puppet show began sharing the morning block with Angélica's program. That shows the change was not an instantaneous one-day replacement.
In January 1997, Memória Globo records that Angel Mix was extended and moved to an 8:30 a.m. start. Read together with the official end of TV Colosso on 03/01/1997, this documents a gradual reorganization of Globo's children's morning schedule: first the two programs coexisted, then Angel Mix received more space.
The consulted sources support this sequence, but they should not be used to claim, without additional documentation, that the premiere of Angel Mix was the sole cause of TV Colosso's ending. The chronology is confirmed; an exclusive causal explanation would require a specific source about the programming decision.
What is confirmed and what should not be invented
| Point | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|
| End of new episodes | Confirmed | Memória Globo states September 1996, without giving an exact day within the month in the consulted text. |
| Continuation with reruns | Confirmed | The history records the move to reruns of the best moments. |
| Premiere of Angel Mix | Confirmed | 16/09/1996. |
| Last day of the official TV Colosso run | Confirmed | 03/01/1997. |
| Expansion of Angel Mix | Confirmed | In January 1997, with an 8:30 a.m. start. |
| Exact day of the final new episode | Not specified in the consulted sources | It is more rigorous to record “September 1996” than to assign a specific date without evidence. |
| Single cause of the ending | Not confirmed by the consulted sources | The coexistence and schedule change are documented, but that is not enough to establish one exclusive cause. |
Which date should be used when someone asks when TV Colosso ended?
The answer depends on what “ended” means. For the end of new episodes, the documented milestone is September 1996. For the show's departure from the schedule, the official run ends on 03/01/1997. And to understand the transition in the children's morning block, it is important to include the premiere of Angel Mix on 16/09/1996 and its expansion in January 1997.
This distinction explains why different memories can seem contradictory. Someone who remembers the end of the new episodes may place the ending in 1996; someone who remembers TV Colosso still appearing on television may be recalling the rerun phase that continued into early 1997.
